bassbonehead

Concert over. I ended up plugging in the lead, then turning the amp on when I needed it. I think the sound tech pulled the sliders down on the main desk so as boom didn't go over the house PA. Splendid, although would like to get something to eliminate my worries in the future. The silent Jack sounds good. Many thanks for all who contributed help. Very much appreciated.

Cheers Simbass, That sounds like a plan.

Cheers, Gareth. Will maybe have to invest in the Boss Tuner.

Hi Folks, I am playing quite a large venue on Saturday night. I have an active Warwick which I will need to leave plugged in throughout the concert(will be playing another instrument). I am worried about the battery becoming flat (as it sometimes does when the lead is attached) the concert will last 2.5 - 4 hours and I don't want to risk the massive boom/feedback when plugging it in. Is there anything I can do? Will pulling the pot (passive) disconnect the battery and stop the power drain? Help mucho appreciato! Bassbonehead

I'm pretty new to bass playing, but usually play a 5er. I sometimes play with a dance band (glenn millar style etc) and find the key to be gflat, dflat or aflat. Trying to play these on a 4 string would be too much for my limited ability. At least on the 5 I can anchor myself somewhere and have the guts of two octaves to work with. Sometimes the music throws up high f,g etc. and this is where I would actually like a 6 string (currently I just panic and leave it out) or maybe I'm lazy

Price is not too bad if you can find one second hand

I bought the Katana off onehappybunny last August. A bloomin' brilliant bass. Very happy with it, and had a few people try to buy it off me.

Sorry, should have said...not sure what make the crossover is. Will find out on Tuesday